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کاربست الگوریتم‌های AR و VR فناوری متاورس به منظور اصلاح شکاف ساختاری در مدیریت یکپارچه منابع آب ایران

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسنده
استادیار، گروه مهندسی احیاء مناطق خشک و کوهستانی، دانشکده منابع طبیعی، دانشگاه تهران، ایران.
10.30467/nivar.2025.500190.1318
چکیده
نظام حکمرانی منابع آب در ایران و بسیاری از کشورهای در حال توسعه و نیمه‌توسعه‌یافته تاکنون در رسیدن به اهداف خود با چالش‌های جدی مواجه بوده است. افزایش بهره‌وری و توسعه اقتصادی، در کنار نبود همکاری و هماهنگی لازم میان بهره‌برداران مختلف در حوزه‌های آبخیز و آبخوان‌های مشترک، موجب شده تصمیم‌گیری‌های محیط‌زیستی و مدیریتی به صورت بهینه صورت نگیرد. بسیاری از کشورها دیگر تنها با کمبود فیزیکی منابع آبی روبه‌رو نیستند، بلکه ضعف در حکمرانی و مدیریت نادرست منابع، سبب شکل‌گیری منازعات پیچیده و کاهش کارایی در استفاده از این منابع حیاتی شده است. از این رو، توسعه پارادایم‌ها و رویکردهای نوین حکمرانی آب به یک ضرورت اساسی تبدیل شده است. در این مسیر، فناوری‌های نوین اطلاعات و ارتباطات به‌ویژه واقعیت افزوده (AR) و واقعیت مجازی (VR) به عنوان ابزارهای کلیدی در بهبود نظام‌های حکمرانی آب شناخته شده‌اند. این فناوری‌ها امکان ایجاد محیط‌های تعاملی و شبیه‌سازی شده را فراهم می‌کنند که علاوه بر ارتقای آموزش و توانمندسازی نیروی انسانی، به مدیران و سیاست‌گذاران کمک می‌کند تا تصمیم‌های دقیق‌تر، سریع‌تر و مبتنی بر داده‌های واقعی اتخاذ کنند. به‌علاوه، فناوری متاورس با قابلیت ایجاد فضاهای مجازی گسترده و مشارکتی، می‌تواند نظام‌های حکمرانی را هوشمندسازی کرده و امکان تعامل و مشارکت اجتماعی بیشتر شهروندان در تمام سطوح مدیریتی را فراهم آورد. این پژوهش به تحلیل کاربردهای فناوری‌های واقعیت افزوده و واقعیت مجازی در حکمرانی منابع آب می‌پردازد و نقش آن‌ها را در افزایش شفافیت، بهبود پایش و مدیریت پایدار منابع آبی بررسی می‌کند. نمونه‌های موفق استفاده از این فناوری‌ها در آموزش‌های تخصصی، پایش میدانی و فرآیندهای تصمیم‌گیری معرفی شده و مزایای آن‌ها از جمله کاهش هزینه‌ها، افزایش دقت و سرعت انجام فعالیت‌ها مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفته است. نتایج نشان می‌دهد که ادغام فناوری‌های نوین در نظام حکمرانی آب، ضمن افزایش بهره‌وری و کاهش مخاطرات، می‌تواند به کاهش منازعات ناشی از رویکردهای سنتی و سلسله‌مراتبی کمک کند و زمینه‌ساز توسعه پایدار در بخش منابع آب شود. بنابراین، این مطالعه چارچوبی برای بهره‌گیری هدفمند از VRو AR در مدیریت منابع آب ارائه می‌دهد که می‌تواند به بهبود عملکرد کلی نظام حکمرانی و ارتقای مشارکت اجتماعی در این حوزه حیاتی منجر گردد.
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عنوان مقاله English

Application of AR and VR Algorithms and Metaverse Technology to Address Structural Gaps in Integrated Water Resources Management in Iran

نویسنده English

Mohammad Ansari Ghojghar
Assistant professor, Department of reclamation of arid and mountainous regions Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
چکیده English

The water governance system in Iran, as well as in many developing and semi-developed countries, has faced significant challenges in achieving its objectives. Increased productivity and economic development, alongside the lack of cooperation and coordination among various stakeholders within shared watersheds and aquifer basins, have hindered optimal environmental and managerial decision-making. Currently, many countries are not solely confronted with the physical scarcity of water resources; rather, governance weaknesses and mismanagement have led to complex conflicts and reduced efficiency in the utilization of these vital resources. Therefore, the development of new paradigms and innovative approaches to water governance has become essential. In this context, emerging information and communication technologies, particularly Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), have been recognized as key tools for improving water governance systems. These technologies enable the creation of interactive and simulated environments that, beyond enhancing education and capacity building of human resources, assist managers and policymakers in making more accurate, timely, and data-driven decisions. Furthermore, Metaverse technology, with its capability to establish extensive and participatory virtual spaces, can enhance governance systems by facilitating greater social interaction and citizen participation across all managerial levels. This study analyzes the applications of AR and VR technologies in water governance and examines their roles in increasing transparency, enhancing monitoring, and promoting sustainable management of water resources. Successful examples of the utilization of these technologies in specialized training, field monitoring, and decision-making processes are introduced, and their benefits, including cost reduction, increased precision, and expedited operations, are evaluated. The results indicate that integrating these advanced technologies into water governance systems can increase productivity, reduce risks, mitigate conflicts arising from traditional hierarchical governance approaches, and foster sustainable development in the water sector. Consequently, this study proposes a framework for the targeted application of VR and AR in water resource management, which can improve overall governance performance and enhance social participation in this critical domain.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Social participation
artificial intelligence
simulation
water resource management
visualization
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